Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-03
DAKOTA NEWSPAPERS.
Opinions Upon Current Topics Edi-
torially Expressed by Terri
torial Soribes.

Lisbon Gazette: Gov. Church and
MS party are attempting to pull down
the record of the Pierce administration
because they cannot hope to build up
one OF their W that will omp with
1t. lit is d poor kind of party that yam
not make a record "a its own worth hay-
.!ng, but must needs spend its time in
despoIllng and besmirching that of its
predecessor.
Alexandra Herald: Notwithstanding
the fact that conventions of all parties
have time and again declared for divi-
sion of h territory, people living in
the states do not understand the matter.
and 1t Will take the vote on the question
this fall to make them understand it. II
the maiority in favor of division is small
there Will be a reasonable doubt in their
minds as to whether the people of ths
territory want division. Ii the majority
is large it wall forever settle the cues.
ton IN the minds of reasonable men,
and will make them our allies. Every
vote should be ont and the majority
should be as large as it can possibly be
made.
aiSloux Falls Press: Elsewhere The
Press reprints q somewhat singular
ouAoota ~ .he hutoniSe on what
m ~ ! 70 aiieu constitutions question.
- hAoionAse seehs TO Claim, II Its
mehnius 40 unuels.oou, That congress
nas ho ons'isue'9na fight TO pass a bili
maAiLs 10" i'uioiai uistrlct TOT DA-
aoSn. ~ .als s:a'enneoe 40 correctly put,
ohe uini = aiso oiaim Una con-
sisss nas no iish'. 70 pass laws OF any
hinu ~ my tsrtitory. Inc aoie
anu eneisosi ehlp OF me Press
wants 10 aho" Wnefe I'D the constitution
any Warrants TO be foaId for any such
pii 90 logs Farmer proposes TO have
ihtfoauoeu III congress at a next SEES
'ion. Ahis pspeI woes uot profess TO De
q hhster Oh CONSTITUTIONS rights and
iul'atlohe' put = nas u copy OF that
solles na' telnafhapte qua aIWays rev.
ereu aocuhent al haha. In turning
over the leaves tne eye casually rests
upon hr.lo,e :, seetlon ., second para
Sraph, Wh,oh READS as iotioWs:
-Ihe +, shail hese power to
dlsPose Oh ahu MAKE all needfui rules
ana regulations respecting the territory
oT otner properly peioneing 70 the
onI.eo SsateS' eto.
NOW Inc Itess doesht Know what
otofy or shyoooy else say on the subject
and u may De wrong IN It's conclusion,
q ~ THINKS IL can see IN the above
authority vested IN
nBress 10 pass sucn laws concerning
~ terrltofy AZ tnat pouy may see MT.
Ii the Huronlte VIII refer TO the sen.
tence quoted, ana tGeh look a little
tarlheT along ~ VIII see something nc
the eHect that the constitution D the
laws maze IN tGereoI shalt be
the supreme law Oh Tue land II This Is
0 satisfactory 10 the haronite, why
mot!
Ietcner blaoe: John II. wilson is
oredleed WIN having said In Q late IN
tervieWa 81. Psul that the BLACK Hills
Q cast its vote against division this
tall. MT. wilson ID Leading citizen OF
nat seotion pu1 ne is siso democrat
ehd thls esstement may have been sea-
soneu TO sun the oemocratlc palate.
nof 1ne SAX Oh our future relations with
the HIS we nope the statement Wall
turn OUT 10 rave pseh pdn culored .
we cannot comprenena why the citizens
OF INapio o by ana DeaoWoed should
Vaht w ~ ooo m!ies w sne capibai per
pe.uhily, men WIN the territoiy divi-
dea they would pc almost sure to have
the capital %ltnln nall that distance.
Soutn east DaRota mas always enter
salnea q Sely i1atefnal feeling
toward the hliis ana wants, IL possible,
70 remain IN the same family with lie
enterprising people, put II cannot con-
sent : pe ohained forever to
the Nortnern racine railroad mon
opoly' o northern bonanza
lsfms anu IN BISMARCK oorruptionlsts to
gTssity any section; and II only Black
hiis islends are TO stay with them
tnlnes msy yet axe o very decided and
ne1peotea tuIn,
q. " nave neeh IN Ine haois OF thinking
ous !. Is plenty large enougn TOR Jour-